HTC Windows Phone 8X goes on preorder for £399

HTC’s first flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Windows Phone 8X, has been put on pre-order at Unlocked-Mobiles and Expansys for £399 and £400, respectively. Both offers include free shipping. Unlocked-Mobiles expects the phone to be available from 5 November, nearly two weeks after Windows 8 is unveiled.

The phone runs on a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 system-on-chip, likely the same as the Nokia Lumia 920's MSM8960, which is clocked at 1.5GHz.

It is only 10.1mm thick and weighs 130g, plus sports a unibody polycarbonate chassis that reminds us of the Nokia Lumia 8x0 and 9x0 series. HTC has also included Beats Audio technology with a built-in amplifier.